Sole-edge-burn-ishing machine



(No Model.)

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G. A. FULLERTON.

SOLE EDGB-BURNISHING MACHINE.

No, 252,874. Patented Jan. 31.1882.

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G. A. FULLERTON.

I SOLE EDGE BURNISEING MACHINE. No. 252,874. Patented Jan. 31,1882.

ilnirnn States Parana @rriacn.

GEORGE A. FULLERTON, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SOLE-EDGE BURNlSHlNG MACHlNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Iletters Patent No. 252,874, dated January3], 1882.

Application filed November 21, 1881. (F'o model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen A. FULLER- TON, ofBoston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Sole-Edge-Burnishing Machines,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to soleedge-burnish ing machines in which the'burnishing-tool reciprocates with great rapidity; and the object of myinvention is to provide an adjustable holder to retain the shoe when theedge of the sole around the toeis in contact with therapidly-reciprocatin g tool.

My invention consists in a novel jack for holding the shoe and a carrierfor supporting and controlling the jack, and adapted to be attached to aburnishing-machine in place of the finger-rest heretofore used. I I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of aburnishing-machine with myimproved holder attached. Fig. 2 is a planView of the jack-carrier and the standard in which it is mounted. Fig. 3is a front elevation of my improved jack. Fig. 4 isan elevation of thelower parts ofthe machine with one side ofthe standard removed, andshowing the jack-carrier and the treadle for operatingit.

The carriage A, tool-stock B, tool-supporter (l, and spring D areparts'of a well-known burnishing-machine.

The support E is made as usual, but has a standard, H, in which ismounted an adjustable jack-carrier, J, attached to it instead of theusual finger-rest.

The standard H consists of two plates joined together at one place,where there is formed an arm, h, that fits into a socket in the supportE, heretofore usedfor thefinger-rest. These plates are also providedwith projecting arms ii, that are attached by screws to the support E.

The jack-carrier J consists ofa lever, J, having a pin,j forits fulcrum,which pin j works in slots Win the sides of the standard H. The lever Jis operated by a treadle,j connected to one of its arms by the rod orlink j. It is thrown back outof the way. when the side edges of the soleare to be burnished, bythe springj 1 which has one of its ends attachedto the lever J and its other end fast to the standard H. The other arm,f, of the lever J is provided with a socket to receive the stem ofthejack K. By bearing on the treadlej the arm of the leverJ, towhichitisconnected,willbe'brought down until theleft-hand end oftheslotj strikes the pin m, which is fast to the sides ofthe standard H,after which the pin j fast to the lever J, allows a further motion bymoving in the I slots IL3 in the sidestot the standard H. By thesemovements the jack K (connected to the jack-carrier J by the stem 70 inthe socket in the arm j and carrying the shoe) is moved up, so as toallow all the parts of the edge of the sole around the toe to be broughtto the action of the burnishing-tool. When the edges of the sides of thesole are to be burnished the treadle' The jack K consists of asole-plate, to which the stem 'la is attached by a ball-and-socketjoint, which allows a free oscillating movement 'to bring all of the toepart of the sole-edge to the action of the burnishing-tool. To thesole-plate are attached an adjustable heel-clamp, k, and an adjustablerest, 70"", which securely hold the heel part of the shoe, also ahandle, it which is taken hold of by the fingers of the workman, whilehis hand presses against the side of the shoe to hold it against theprojection k on one side of the handle to prevent lateral motion.

The usual gas-pipe, L, for heating the burnishing-tool, is attached tothe standard H.

The operation is as follows: The workman places the shoe on the jack,which is brought back by pulling up the carrier, secures the heelbetween the heel-clamp and rest, takes hold of the handle with hisfingers, and bears against the side of the shoe with one hand and takeshold of the heel with the other. He then (lepresses the treadle with hisfoot, thereby, through the intervention of the carrier and jack,bringing the edge of the sole of the shoe against the burnishing-tool,which is reciprocating about two thousand strokes per minute. While hisfoot on the treadle keeps the edge of the sole pressed against the toolhe oscillates the jack on its ball-and-socket joint, so as to bring allof the toe part of the edge of the sole to the action of the tool. Vihenthe toe part is burnished the shoe is removed from the jack, which isdrawn out of the way by the reaction of the spring, and the side partsof the sole-edge are burnished as usual.

In using sole-edge burnishers as heretofore constructed it is diflieultto prevent the shoe from partaking partially of the rapid reciprocationsof the tool when the too is being operated on, in which case the workmanis obliged to take hold of a hook or finger-rest with one finger of thehand that holds the toe part, while he presses his body up against theheel part. This requiresexperience, and none but skilled workmen can usethe machine to advantage.

against the burnisher, while the jack and carrier allow all necessarymovements to bring the edge of the sole against the burnishing-tool.

What 1 claim as my invention is-- 1. The improved jack above described,consisting of the sole-plate K, swiveling stem k, edge-rest It, andhandle it, as set forth.

2. In a sole-edge-burnishing machine, the jack-carrier above described,consisting of the lever J, adapted to support the jaekswivel k,

in combination with standard H, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

'3. The combination of the jack K, jack-carrier J, and standard H with aburnishing-machine,theearrierJbeingoperated,as described, to hold thejack, with the ed go of the sole, against the burnishing-tool inburnishing around the 40 toe, and to be got out of'thc way in burnishingthe side edges, as set forth.

GEORGE A. FULLERTON. Witnesses:

WM. ZITTEL, J. R. SNOW.

